Stubble Burning Season Starts: Get ready for bad air in Delhi-NCR from next monthThe stubble burning season has commenced with 124 farm fires recorded between September 15 and 23 in neighboring states. Experts predict an...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Delhi CM Kejriwal says pollution not limited to DelhiAs air quality index (AQI) of Delhi remained severe for the second consecutive day, politics over pollution dominated the war of words betw...
04 Nov, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
Pollution not Delhi's but North India's problem, says Kejriwal, takes responsibility for stubble burning in PunjabKejriwal also said that the Delhi government is mulling whether the odd-even scheme for vehicles should be implemented. He went on to annou...
04 Nov, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Centre's refusal to provide cash incentive to farmers impacted campaign against farm fires in Punjab: Gopal Rai"However, the way the Centre has bluntly denied (the request)... it has impacted the entire campaign (against stubble burning) in the state...
21 Oct, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
Will take 4-5 yrs to properly resolve stubble burning issue: Punjab pollution control bodyDr Adarsh Pal Vig, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board said, "It is a social and a psychological problem where behaviour and attitude ...
04 Oct, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
View: Stubble-burning is not an insignificant source of pollution, and a ‘simple’ solution existsOne way is to redesign the combine harvesters to cut the paddy straw from the plant’s base to remove the stem. The straw can either be sold...
21 Nov, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Stubble burning: Pusa bio-decomposer successful; will tell SC, says KejriwalPusa bio-decomposer is a solution developed by the scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, which can turn crop resi...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
View: How to control air pollutionLet’s start with the contribution of stubble burning to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. While we can bicker over the numbers, stubble burning i...
29 Oct, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
SC doing its part to deal with stubble burning, Centre & states have to do theirs: Delhi HCThe court made this observation while declining to entertain a plea seeking immediate steps to prevent stubble burning in Punjab and Haryan...
22 Oct, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
SC tasks Justice Madan Lokur to deal with stubble burning threatening to overwhelm Delhi NCRThe top court directed the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and UP to assist Justice Lokur, enable physical surveillance of fields wher...
16 Oct, 2020, 09.34 PM IST
Plea in HC to prevent stubble burning by Punjab, Haryana amid COVID-19 problems in DelhiA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre on an application which contended that stubble bur...
28 Sep, 2020, 02.49 PM IST
Stubble burning can exacerbate COVID situation in north: ExpertLast year's stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana had contributed to 44 percent of the pollution in NCR Delhi, according to System of Air Q...
20 Sep, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
Stubble burning relies on farmers’ awareness, vigil as mechanisation inadequate this seasonThis year, the challenge is stiffer for other reasons too: paddy was sown in a wider area and late in the kharif season, which means farmer...
18 Sep, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
PMO panel on Delhi air reviews crop burning optionsWith the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's polluti...
05 Dec, 2017, 02.54 AM IST
Centre, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi should solve stubble burning problem together: KejriwalAddressing a gathering at an event here, Kejriwal said banning entry of trucks, construction activities and introducing odd-even is not the...
09 Nov, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
In ‘model’ Karnal, stubble fires rage onDespite awareness drives and the risk of fines and FIRs, many farmers have burnt their paddy stubbles again this year because they found no...
31 Oct, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
Delhi pollution: It will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation, says Punjab governmentThe Punjab government said it will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation while experts said the use of harvesters, which lea...
07 Nov, 2016, 12.26 AM IST